Last week, Japan’s Upper and Lower Houses of Parliament (the Diet) finally approved the appointment of Shunichi Tanaka as head of the NRA, as well as four other NRA commissioners. The group was first put into office by then-Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda in September, but the ruling party at the time, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), balked on confirming them, expressing concern about close ties between some of the commissioners and the nuclear industry. Nevertheless, Tanaka is slowly developing a reputation for tightening previously lax regulations on reactors, and new rules will be unveiled in July. The current ruling party of the Lower House, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is staunchly pro-nuclear, and although many members have quietly expressed concern that new NRA regulations will adversely affect the power industry and in turn the economy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced in January that he would not block the new appointments. After approval was granted by the Lower House, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga noted, “The NRA commissioners should draw up safety standards with confidence. The government will decide whether to reactivate nuclear reactors at its own discretion.”

As a Japanese, it's our right to know what is going on at Fukushima Daiichi and also know it's scientific datas.

It's a sha...

As a Japanese, it's our right to know what is going on at Fukushima Daiichi and also know it's scientific datas.

It's a shame that we have to almost always depend on the datas and informations about F Daiichi that come from abroad.

I personally consider the nc issue in Japan should be solved by a referendum, but in order to realize a referendum here in Japan, we need a mass agreement, (now there's a conduct to collect signatures), then a session of the Diet would discuss if we should change a part of Japanese low concerning about Referendum.
Because in our current low, a referendum is supposed applied only for the matter of Constitution.

It's a long way for a Japanese referendum for the nc issue.
Another possibility to change the Japanese nc strategy might be a big pressure from foreign nations ...